Category: In Vino Veritas
In Jamaica, a twist on wine tours for pot lovers
By DAVID McFADDEN
NINE MILE, Jamaica – Napa and Sonoma have their wine tours, and travelers flock to Scotland to sample the fine single malt whiskies. But in Jamaica, farmers…
Drink To Your Health?
The old fashioned rationale for drinking wine was simple intoxication, with a footnoted nod to taste. Today, wine is advertised as a tonic to hypertension, obesity, and atherosclerosis, among other…
The Future Of Wine
It’s hard to talk about wine without evoking the tokens of tradition: ancient terroir, age-old techniques of production, vineyards held by single families for successive generations.
The world of wine…
French Wine, Made In Westchester
It took three months for Laurent Drouhin, scion of a great French winemaking family, to learn how to pronounce the name of his adopted hometown in Westchester. But he’s not…
South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Wine Scene
IN OLD-WORLD WINE COUNTRIES, the obligations of a sommelier are clear: help diners sift through a selection of varietals and vintners, then present and serve the chosen wines with precision…
French Wine Lobby Irate Over Champagne At Obama’s Inauguration
The French wine lobby is upset about the menu for Obama’s inauguration and is penning a letter to the chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Sen. Charles…
Which Wines Say Christmas?
Selecting a bottle of wine or two for a specific occasion can either be a delightful or daunting affair. The veteran oenophile relishes the opportunity discover something unusual but oddly…
The Wine Surprises Of Costco
MARRIAGE, IT IS SAID, is all about compromise—knowing when to resist and when to let go. I recently made a fairly minor concession and reaped some rather nice rewards: I…
The Legacy Of Robert Parker By Ivan Kenneally
Robert M. Parker Jr. roiled the wine world this week when he unexpectedly dropped a series of bomb-like announcements: he is relinquishing editorial control of The Wine Advocate, has sold…
Siberian Elephants Saved By Vodka
MOSCOW Circus trainers claim two of their elephants were saved from the deadly Siberian cold by vodka.
Emergency ministry spokesman Alexander Davydov said Friday that the elephants were in a…
